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Squinch

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37. You seem very excited by the prospect of making things even harder on people

Reply to Dkc05 (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 06:55 PM

Jan 2013

who barely have enough to get by.

Hope people treat YOU better than you are willing to treat them.

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White House to McConnell: The tax issue is not over [View all] bigtree Jan 2013 OP

Need to have a National Sales taxe on purchases Dkc05 Jan 2013 #1

and under the table working and selling goods riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #2

put them in Jail Dkc05 Jan 2013 #3

What this country obviously needs is more reasons to put people in jail. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #12

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #14

"under the table working"? Do you know that only the very poorest work that way? panader0 Jan 2013 #40

Sales taxes are horribly regressive in nature tkmorris Jan 2013 #4

But they fix the probably with the deficit Dkc05 Jan 2013 #5

Sales taxes are regressive taxes that hurt the poor and don't require anything from the rich. Squinch Jan 2013 #9

They are a good Idea everybody pays as everybody buys something. Dkc05 Jan 2013 #22

Why are you on every thread abelenkpe Jan 2013 #29

passionate about the issue. Dkc05 Jan 2013 #30

passionate and wrong abelenkpe Jan 2013 #31

Even folks on assistance, most of whom already pay a higher percentage of federal taxes than Romney Squinch Jan 2013 #34

Your absolutely right! Veilex Jan 2013 #35

Hehehehehe Squinch Jan 2013 #45

sales taxes burden the poor demwing Jan 2013 #43

In Canada we pay a lot higher taxes they the US riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #17

even have to pay it on snap program and other welfare programs. Dkc05 Jan 2013 #6

What do people buy under those programs? riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #7

I lump flat taxers in with the flat earthers Politicub Jan 2013 #36

You seem very excited by the prospect of making things even harder on people Squinch Jan 2013 #37

that's a horrible idea demwing Jan 2013 #44

You are right. russspeakeasy Jan 2013 #19

No. Sales taxes suck. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #11

It works when everybody has to pay. No exceptions Dkc05 Jan 2013 #28

They only "work" if the goal is starving government and the poor. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #32

a tax on stock and bond transactions rickford66 Jan 2013 #23

Why not make it a $1.00 per share --- The rich can pay it. Dkc05 Jan 2013 #26

Obama, breaking bad, just went full Heisenberg demwing Jan 2013 #8

Simple solution Cymric Jan 2013 #10

That would be sensible riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #18

I read an article recently about why that hasn't worked in France democrattotheend Jan 2013 #20

nonsense rickford66 Jan 2013 #24

You don't trade every day, but the mutual funds you invest in might democrattotheend Jan 2013 #25

Right rickford66 Jan 2013 #33

I definitely agree with all of that democrattotheend Jan 2013 #38

I'm glad you agree ... but rickford66 Jan 2013 #41

Good !! kentuck Jan 2013 #13

Why do I get the feeling that Obama is gonna "eat their lunch" again? hfojvt Jan 2013 #15

Please proceed Mr President! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #16

"please proceed" demwing Jan 2013 #42

I knew that.. Cha Jan 2013 #21

Easy tax is a Penny per Facebook or text message tax. That would raise trillions Dkc05 Jan 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Jan 2013 #39